Ukraine and Russia tense over gas-price rise| Russia and Ukraine are on the brink of a political crisis over gas prices that symbolises the widening gulf between the two former Soviet countries. | The state-controlled Russian gas monopoly, Gazprom, is th...Greenhouse gas targets set to be met, says report| Britain will meet its commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the Kyoto protocol on climate change but many other European countries will fail to do so, according to a report to be published toda...Europeans missing their Kyoto targetsBritain and Sweden are the only European countries honouring their Kyoto commitments to cut greenhouse gasses, according to a think-tank report. | Although the US is portrayed as the ecological villain for refu...Around the markets: Over all, a good year for stocksStocks rose worldwide this year to their highest prices since 2000 as corporate earnings weathered record energy costs and rising interest rates. The advance could carry into next year. Companies in the S...UK on track to meet greenhouse gas targetsBy By Fiona Harvey,Environment Correspondent | Britain will meet its commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the Kyoto protocol on climate change but many other European countries will fail to do s...UK on track to meet greenhouse gas targets| Britain will meet its commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the Kyoto protocol on climate change but many other European countries will fail to do so, according to a report to be published on T...